We’re basement project got connected to the dining room, so very exciting and dusty!

There are two things going on here worth writing about. One is that this wall in our dining room is being demolished tomorrow to make room for the stairs. So Miles and I wrote some goodbyes on it this afternoon, leaving some room for John and Liam, who are at…

The builders are back and they are framing up a storm in our basement. The new spare bedroom is framed out to the right in this photo: Spare bedroom again, with the door frame showing. It looks a bit like a cage now 🙂 sorry guests, I promise it will…

Indiana Sand Dunes is always a pretty location in winter, so myself, Cindy and Miles went down today (Liam was at a friends birthday party). Lovely to see the receding snow there too Miles leaving a trail of foot steps through the snow and sand

As the days get longer and the sun gets higher, the perma-layer of snow and ice is beginning to recede, already half way cleared. Let’s hope we’re 100% clear by the start of april (or at least not re-smothered in another foot or so)

Here's a picture of us at Crust toasting to Liam's success in getting into Whitney Young High School! Congratulations Liam! You can check out the school at http://www.wyoung.org/ and note that WY has many distinguished alumni, including Michelle Obama! WY is easy to get to from our house, Liam will…

Here's the new floors after they put in the sealant, very exciting, especially with the heated floors that keep your feet so toasty!

The basement floor has now been acid stained. The brown color will really come up once the sealant is put on–which will be later this week.

I got some blood oranges at Stanley’s last week–and went back for more the next day. Beautiful and delicious.